Topic Sentences
Paragraph one:
The U.S. started out as a young country, striving for the best for its people; therefore Washington's farewell address and Manifest Destiny were closely followed.
-talk about Washington's farewell address
-Manifest destiny
-nationalism
-American core values
Paragraph two:
As the U.S. begins to veer towards the start of the war in 1917, the course that Wilson takes differs greatly from the original American values that have been upheld so highly in the past.
-talk about political reasons (haven't stayed neutral since the beginning of the war, which goes against U.S. neutrality claim)
-moral reasons for going to war (Zimmerman note - January 1917)
-economic reasons for going to war (needed a boost in economy)
*make a point after each topic as to how Wilson's path differed from American original values
Conclusion - tie everything up
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Okay--again, I'm going to stress that you need to get to the VALUES which underlay George Washington's Farewell Address and Manifest Destiny. These documents become your examples of those values.
ReplyDeleteDoes that make sense? If not,we can talk tomorrrow.
I also think the Zimmerman note is a political reason for going to war rather than a moral one. I'm not sure the moral side of the argument fits in here: you are basically talking about us going to war for our own interests-particularly our economic interest--see the speech by George Norris in the document packet. He makes the same point.